Dean Smith New Interim Manager - Official

[Chelmofox]

For once, i'm not dreading the Press Conference.

[fox_favourite]

2 minutes ago, Chelmofox said:

For once, i'm not dreading the Press Conference.

It’ll be very intriguing. I think it will be more like a positive Pearson type of press. 

[jerry]

2 hours ago, Shane said:

Back to basics.. Love it. Got a good feeling about this appointment. 

At least till Saturday evening.

[Motty]

9 minutes ago, fox_favourite said:

It’ll be very intriguing. I think it will be more like a positive Pearson type of press. 

Just needs to ask a reporter if he's an ostrich and his stock will be sky high

[stourbridgefox]

I get a Pearsonesque vibe from the new manager.

 

 

[Mendi]

I was sadly was banned for few days. I did nothing wrong and all I did was report the truth people know this. I can know give my view's here 

 

Right on this appointment it's not great and it's a cheap option. Dean Smith much be laughing his head off getting this job. The club could have did better here. He was never the number 1 for us. The fans have no choice to back him now.

 

 

Edited 12 April 2023 by Mendi

[Weller Wing]

Smith has been very interested in the Leicester job for quite a while.

 

I won't bore you with the 'My mates brother' etc😄 but I do know someone connected to him.

 

He also doesn't like players with big egos and is more about a team effort.

 

Can't imagine JT putting up with any shit either.

 

I do think we've given ourselves a chance but ,like others,  I think we should have acted a good while ago 

[norwichfox]

6 minutes ago, Mendi said:

I was sadly was banned for few days. I did nothing wrong and all I did was report the truth people know this. I can know give my view's here 

 

Right on this appointment it's not great and it's a cheap option. Dean Smith much be laughing his head off getting this job. The club could have did better here. He was never the number 1 for us. The fans have no choice to back him now.

 

 

Whenever a new manager is appointed the fans only ever get 1 choice as to which manager to support, if you don't support him on his first match for us then I guess you aren't much of a supporter...

[Mike Oxlong]

19 minutes ago, Mendi said:

I was sadly was banned for few days. I did nothing wrong and all I did was report the truth people know this. I can know give my view's here 

 

Right on this appointment it's not great and it's a cheap option. Dean Smith much be laughing his head off getting this job. The club could have did better here. He was never the number 1 for us. The fans have no choice to back him now.

 

 

Perhaps not as sad as you think 🤔 

[Wymsey]

Reckon this might be a successful appointment.

 

Terry to obviously manage the defence, Smith to do the tactics and inspire/motivate the players, whilst Shakespeare can help both of them with his knowledge of the club - a potentially excellent combination.

Edited 12 April 2023 by Wymsey

[oxtonfox]

50 minutes ago, Motty said:

Just needs to ask a reporter if he's an ostrich and his stock will be sky high

He’ll have to have started the “siege mentality” and I don’t think we’re quite at that stage yet. 

[Simoken]

Cant wait to see all this sudden optimism disappear when  we get beat

[Dan]

16 hours ago, FoxyLeon said:

If he keeps us up, I want him in charge at the start of next summer. Don't like this talk of "Who should we get if we stay up?". It's a big job, but if he pulls it off, somehow, then he deserves it permanently. Especially given the momentum survival could generate....We know about that more than anyone. 

It's just nice to hear no excuses, let alone some positivity. He's got a bit of a free swing at it, as anybody reasonable knows the decline under Rodgers has been so deep and long that it needs longer than the few weeks left of the season to fix. Also, looking at his signings at Villa, overall they seem to have been pretty strong, especially compared to Rodgers. The likes of Bailey, Buendia, Watkins, Douglas Luiz, Martinez etc would all have been welcome here. 

More of his signings are used by Emery than Gerrard's. Tells you something.

[Guest Mickyblueeyes]

31 minutes ago, Wymsey said:

Reckon this might be a successful appointment.

 

Terry to obviously manage the defence, Smith to do the tactics and inspire/motivate the players, whilst Shakespeare can help both of them with his knowledge of the club - a potentially excellent combination.

I always remember an interview with Shakey in the season before we won the league - I think it was Radio Leicester but can’t remember now. The year we lost to Watford. It was also the year Vards was rubbish. 
 

The reporter (probably Stringer) touched on Vardy’s first year and whether the club will be looking to get him loan move. Shakey’s response was (with hindsight) actually perfect. Said he’s progressed how we expected. He’s got a big summer in front of him and lot of extra drills we’ve devised for him but me and Nigel have told him he can be a threat in any league and emphasised any league - obviously meaning the PL. I remember listening at the time and thinking wishful thinking mate, he’ll be league one soon. 
 

The point is, as a coach, compared to coaching supremo Brendan Rodgers, Shakey oversaw significant developments in so many players. Drinkwater, Vardy, Morgan, De Laet, Simpson, Chilwell, James, Mahrez (just some I can remember.
 

Compare that to King of Coaching Brendan, Maddison, maybe Barnes, Kel ? 

My point is yes he knows the club but for me, it’s so good to have him back because genuinely an exceptional coach who many players enjoy working with. 

[The Quick Brown Fox]

30 minutes ago, Simoken said:

Cant wait to see all this sudden optimism disappear when  we get beat

I think that will depend on team selection and application through the game. 

[Beachyboy]

51 minutes ago, Simoken said:

Cant wait to see all this sudden optimism disappear when  we get beat

It's got at least two weeks of optimism in it then seeing as most have written Saturday off. I haven't been optimistic for 2 weeks straight since the Villa and Spurs wins in February, thought we can go to Manchester and do em, they have a big European tie sandwiched between our fixture, its come full circle.

[EastAnglianFox]

If we can be less than 5 points adrift after the weekend, I think it's on.

 

Shakey and JT dishing it out on the training pitch, if they don't give everything now they never will.

[Stadt]

I read through Smith’s Wikipedia page earlier and it was slightly reassuring. There were a few parallels with our current plight which he’d came out of well.

[Beachyboy]

9 minutes ago, EastAnglianFox said:

If we can be less than 5 points adrift after the weekend, I think it's on.

 

Shakey and JT dishing it out on the training pitch, if they don't give everything now they never will.

We will be doing well to be less than 5 points adrift, I think Everton win, Bournemouth lose and I think Leeds may get a point at home to Liverpool. The gap will likely be 5 points, if we don't pick up any points at the weekend. Psychological advantage if we hear any of them have dropped points before we play though.

Edited 12 April 2023 by Beachyboy

[gw_leics772]

On 11/04/2023 at 21:02, ARM1968 said:

Before that. Don’t care. It’s was poor.

I would demand everything is done to the max, but that’s me. I’m a cnut. 

So Brendan, good to have you back, any idea why we had such bad "luck" with injuries. 

 

You faaaccckkkinnngggg ccaaaannnnntttt. 

[LCFC72]

the great escape part 2   

[sacreblueits442]

1 hour ago, Simoken said:

Cant wait to see all this sudden optimism disappear when  we get beat

...not so much about the result, just the performance!!!

[The Quick Brown Fox]

29 minutes ago, Beachyboy said:

It's got at least two weeks of optimism in it then seeing as most have written Saturday off. I haven't been optimistic for 2 weeks straight since the Villa and Spurs wins in February, thought we can go to Manchester and do em, they have a big European tie sandwiched between our fixture, its come full circle.

Only 2 weeks? I can't remember the last optimism I had, not in the last couple of years anyway. It's an odd feeling to have and I hope the lads can sense how we feel and feel it themselves and let themselves loose against Man City. 

 

I also hope Man City are thinking ****, they've been told to come at us.

 

Let's show what we can do. 

Edited 12 April 2023 by browniefox
Made it sound like I wanted Man City to show what they can do, not us.

[Beachyboy]

14 minutes ago, browniefox said:

Only 2 weeks? I can't remember the last optimism I had, not in the last couple of years anyway. It's an odd feeling to have and I hope the lads can sense how we feel and feel it themselves and let themselves loose against Man City. 

 

I also hope Man City are thinking ****, they've been told to come at us.

 

Let's show what we can do. 

I genuinely thought we'd kick on after Villa and Spurs. Sure most of the last two years I haven't felt optimistic, so much so I didn't even watch the 2nd leg of against Roma even though it was our furthest European progression. Like I say, I had hope going into Man utd away. It only ever takes 2-3 results to change my feeling, even though I didn't have faith in the manager anymore.

[Leicesterpool]

So what do you reckon folks we pick up 6 wins out of the last 8, finish 14th. Stay up and then win the premier league again next season  the cycle begins again.